Nunn v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 district · 8 state decisions

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1. “In answer to the prosecutor's questions, [the victim] testified that she had lied to [the police investigator]; she stated that Nunn had done absolutely nothing wrong. At this point, the prosecutor asked [the victim] about specific statements she had made to [the investigator] during the interview: her statement that Nunn had touched her genitals, both with his hand and with his penis, her statement that Nunn had touched ber breasts and her genitals with his mouth, and her statement that Nunn had penetrated her genitals with both his finger and his penis. In each case, [the victim] recanted these statements, testifying that she had lied when she. said these things to [the investigator]. Under these cireumstances, the trial judge could reasonably conclude that [the victim] would continue to categorically deny all allegations of sexual abuse and would continue to disown any and all statements she had previously made to the contrary. The trial judge could therefore conclude that [the victim] had been given sufficient opportunity to explain or deny the statements she made during her interview with [the police investigator], and that it was pointless to require the prosecutor to continue asking [the victim] about every other statement she had made during that interview.... We [therefore] uphold the trial court's ruling that the State established a proper foundation under Rule 618(b) for introducing the videotape.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Active v. State

2. “[Ojne of the critical issues facing the jury was whether to credit [the victim's] trial testimony or her conflicting prior statements. Had [the victim] been lying when she accused Nunn of sexually abusing her, or was [the victim] lying when she testified that no sexual abuse had occurred? Here, a videotape preserved [the victim's] demeanor as she told [the police investigator] about the sexual abuse in an interview that was held only a few days after [the vietim] first reported the abuse to her camp counselor. The trial judge could reasonably conclude that, because the videotape displayed [the victim's] demeanor, the tape had substantial probative value beyond the mere words recorded on it. The trial court therefore did not abuse its discretion when it decided to allow the playing of the videotape.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Active v. State

3. “it was pointless to require the prosecutor to continue asking [C.M.] about every [remaining] statement she had made during [the] interview[s]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Active v. State